AlexMasterley
Bagaya monastery
Bagaya monastery, Inwa (Ava), outside Mandalay. Ava was a former capital of Burma before the British, and this was the royal monastery attached to the palace. Hence the elaborate carvings around the door.
In any other country this would be a national treasure, but I fear that in Burma it will slowly decay away. Very slowly though - it's solid teak.
Here are more pics of Bagaya elsewhere on Flickr:
www.flickr.com/photos/blud/4173093164/
Bagaya monastery
Bagaya monastery, Inwa (Ava), outside Mandalay. Ava was a former capital of Burma before the British, and this was the royal monastery attached to the palace. Hence the elaborate carvings around the door.
In any other country this would be a national treasure, but I fear that in Burma it will slowly decay away. Very slowly though - it's solid teak.
Here are more pics of Bagaya elsewhere on Flickr:
www.flickr.com/photos/blud/4173093164/